Mesenchymal stem cells and their clinical applications in osteoarthritis

YH Chang, HW Liu, KC Wu, DC Ding - Cell transplantation, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative joint disorder characterized by articular cartilage
destruction and osteophyte formation. Chondrocytes in the matrix have a relatively slow …

Colloidal gold-based immunochromatographic assay for detection of ricin

RH Shyu, HF Shyu, HW Liu, SS Tang - Toxicon, 2002 - Elsevier
A rapid immunochromatographic assay was developed to detect ricin. The assay was based
on the sandwich format using monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) of two distinct specificities. One …

Inhibition of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus replication by niclosamide

CJ Wu, JT Jan, CM Chen, HP Hsieh… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antiviral agents are urgently needed to fight severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). We
showed that niclosamide, an existing antihelminthic drug, was able to inhibit replication of a …

A highly sensitive immuno-polymerase chain reaction assay for Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin type A

HY Chao, YC Wang, SS Tang, HW Liu - Toxicon, 2004 - Elsevier
Our goal was to develop a sensitive method for detecting Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin
type A (BoNT/A). We were able to detect BoNT/A in the femtogram (10-15g) range using an …

Characterization of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus genomes in Taiwan: molecular epidemiology and genome evolution

SH Yeh, HY Wang, CY Tsai, CL Kao… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
Since early March 2003, the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus (CoV)
infection has claimed 346 cases and 37 deaths in Taiwan. The epidemic occurred in two …

PCR Assay of the groEL Gene for Detection and Differentiation of Bacillus cereus Group Cells

YH Chang, YH Shangkuan, HC Lin… - Applied and …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Strains of species in the Bacillus cereus group are potentially enterotoxic. Thus, the
detection of all B. cereus group strains is important. As 16S ribosomal DNA sequence …

[HTML][HTML] Sperm mitochondrial DNA depletion in men with asthenospermia

SH Kao, HT Chao, HW Liu, TL Liao, YH Wei - Fertility and sterility, 2004 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine the content of sperm mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in patients with
asthenospermia or with poor sperm motility. DESIGN: Analysis of the content of mtDNA as …

Crosstalk with cancer-associated fibroblasts increases the growth and radiation survival of cervical cancer cells

TY Chu, JT Yang, TH Huang, HW Liu - Radiation research, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
Crosstalk between cancer cells and the surrounding cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs)
plays an illusive role in cancer radiotherapy. This study investigated the effect of cancer cell …

Lysophosphatidylcholine induces apoptotic and non-apoptotic death in vascular smooth muscle cells: in comparison with oxidized LDL

CC Hsieh, MH Yen, HW Liu, YT Lau - Atherosclerosis, 2000 - Elsevier
Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) plays a key role in the development of
atherogenesis, partly by causing injury to vascular cells. However, different preparations of …

[HTML][HTML] Human adipose-derived stem cells cultured in keratinocyte serum free medium: Donor's age does not affect the proliferation and differentiation capacities

DC Ding, HL Chou, WT Hung, HW Liu… - Journal of biomedical …, 2013 - Springer
Background Although donor age-related effects of characteristics of mesenchymal stem cells
(MSC), such as a decrease in the proliferation and differentiation capacity and an increase …